Successful self-defense begins with your most powerful weapon: your mind. Conceptual Self-Defense: A Personal Guide to Self-Protection is your guide to harnessing your natural survival instinct to overcome fear and respond quickly and decisively when faced with a threat.Author C. V. Rhoades examines the role our natural instincts play in self-defense: why we typically ignore them, how we can learn to tune in to them, and why we should listen carefully to what they are telling us in a crisis.With this knowledge as a foundation, you will discover specific methods for controlling fear, avoiding potentially dangerous situations, preparing yourself for a potential threat, understanding the role of weapons in an assault, and dealing with an assailant both physically and mentally.